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Amazon Canada’s new estate planning benefit key to financial wellness win

bmcgovern — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:00:52 +0000

Amazon Canada’s commitment to unique financial wellness offerings led to a win at Benefits Canada‘s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 18. The technology company was recognized in the Financial Wellness Program category for offering its more than 48,000-person workforce free estate planning as part of its benefits package. It wanted to stress the need for […]

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Reimbursing benefits key unresolved issue for Veterans Affairs, says report card

mschmit — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:25:06 +0000

Reimbursing benefits, accessing dental plans and designating death benefit beneficiaries are among the most important unresolved issues from a decade of recommendations by Veterans Affairs Canada ombudsman Guy Parent. In a new report card grading the Canadian government’s response to recommendations made by his office to improve services and support for veterans and their families, Parent […]

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Latest CPP additions to cost $900 million by 2050: chief actuary

mschmit — Thu, 03 May 2018 04:30:29 +0000

A suite of additional features planned for the Canada Pension Plan will mean an extra $900 million in costs by 2050, Canada’s chief actuary is estimating. Earlier this week, chief actuary Jean-Claude Ménard released a new report on the state of the Canada Pension Plan in light of additions agreed to by Canada’s finance ministers […]

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Amendments to Ontario’s PBA become law

mschmit — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 07:35:16 +0000

Ontario's budget received royal assent last week and that means plans to create the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan will go ahead.

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Ontario proposes amendments to PBA

mschmit — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 07:29:08 +0000

The Government of Ontario introduced legislation on Wednesday to make amendments to the Pension Benefits Act in response to the Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate case.

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Supreme Court dismisses Carrigan case

mschmit — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:00:35 +0000

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the application for leave to appeal in Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate, a case that has changed how pre-retirement death benefits are paid out. Case summary Plan member Ronald Carrigan died prior to retirement. When he died, it was not a clear-cut matter on whom his pre-retirement death benefit be […]

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